Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Police break up massive Saturday night fight at Northwoods Mall
***UPDATE*** Peoria Police have provided an update on the incident. Northwoods Mall security called Peoria Police at 5:42 P.M. for help breaking up a group of juveniles who they said were loitering an...
Dec 28, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
State COVID roundup 12/27: Seven-day positivity rate under 9%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Sunday announced 3,767 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 104 additional deaths. Tests, as expecte...
Dec 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, averting government shutdown
PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, officials said, restoring unemployment benefits to mill...
Dec 27, 2020 REUTERS/Marco Bello
UPDATE: Rockford bowling alley shooter identified as Duke Webb, an active military member
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A U.S. serviceman from Florida has been charged in a shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three wounded, authorities said Sunday. Winnebago Count...
Dec 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Unemployment benefits expired Saturday after no approval from President Trump
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to sign an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been cons...
Dec 26, 2020 AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File
State COVID roundup 12/26: hospital bed usage down again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,293 new and probable COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as well as 66 deaths. State labs collected 54,462 specimens to be tested. 4,02...
Dec 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
East Peoria Police partnering with IDOT for holiday "drive sober or get pulled over" campaign
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The East Peoria Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and law enforcement throughout the state for a high-visiblity enforcement cam...
Dec 26, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Coronavirus aid at risk as U.S. lawmakers block Trump's changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Thursday blocked attempts to alter a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending package, rejecting President Donald Trump's demand for extensive cha...
Dec 24, 2020 REUTERS/Tom Brenner
State COVID roundup 12/24: hospital bed usage down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 7,037 people between Wednesday and Thursday throughout Illinois tested positive for COVID-19. 96 deaths during that time were reported. Labs throughout the state collected 94,909 ...
Dec 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
Edwards neighborhood literally 'ringing' in the holidays
KICKAPOO TWP, Ill. -- If the year 2020 has been The Grinch in time form, the Fargo Ridge section of Edwards is set to become the real-life version of Whoville. The 20-house neighborhood will participa...
Dec 24, 2020 Brian Rezac
